Mop device having three parallel rows of mop members



1955 I. J. MARCHETTI MOP DEVICE HAVING THREE PARALLEL. ROWS OF MOP MEMBERS 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Dec. 19, 1952 INVENTOR.

Oct. 18, 1955 1. J. MARCHETTI MOP DEVICE HAVING THREE PARALLEL ROWS OF MOP MEMBERS 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Dec. 19, 1952 INVENTOR.

Patented Oct. 18, 1955 MOP DEVICE HAVING THREE PARALLEL ROWS F MOP MEMBERS Ivo J. Marchetti, Maiden, Mass, assignor of one-half to Gino Ortolani, Maiden, Mass.

Application December 19, 1952, Serial No. 326,959

I 2 Claims. (Cl. 15-229) This invention relates to a mop device.

One object of my invention is to provide a mop device that is compact, requires only one mop holder that receives two mop members which in turn provide more than two rows of strands or thrums in close association. Thus my mop device is relatively small and can enter small openings, corners and the like, yet has a large dust and dirt absorbing capacity.

Another object is to provide such a mop device whereby the mop members can readily be removed from the holder for cleaning and readily be replaced thereon.

The foregoing and other objects which will appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, may be accomplished by a construction and arrangement such as is disclosed by the drawings. The nature of the invention is such as to render it susceptible to various changes and modifications, and, therefore, I am not to be limited to the construction disclosed by the drawings nor to the particular parts described in the specification; but am entitled to all such changes therefrom as fall within the scope of my claims.

In the drawings:

Figure l is a top plan view of my mop device in normal position of use.

Figure 2 is a side elevational view thereof.

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is an enlarged, sectional view taken on the line 44 of Figure 1.

Figure 5 is a sectional view taken on the line 5-5 of Figure 1.

Figure 6 is a top plan view of the mop holder.

Figure 7 is an end elevational view of the mop holder.

Figure 8 is a fragmentary, side elevational view of the closed end portion of the assembled mop device.

As illustrated, I provide a holder 10, preferably made in one piece, as by forming it from a single piece of heavy metal wire. It has a leg 12 connected by a loop portion 14 to an intermediate leg 16 that extends substantially parallel with said leg 12, being spaced therefrom as at 18. Said intermediate leg 16 has an attaching portion 20 shown in the form of a loop that extends at' an acute angle to adjoining portions of said leg 14, being preferably located at the central portion of said leg 16 and extending vertically upright in position of normal use, as in mopping a floor.

Another leg 22 is connected by a loop portion 24 to said intermediate leg 16 and extends substantially parallel therewith, being spaced therefrom as at 26a. Said leg 12 preferably terminates in a short angular portion 26 at its outside end, and said leg 22, also has a short angular portion 28 at its outside end, which angular portions 26 and 28 serve to prevent the mop members 30 later described, from involuntarily coming off.

Two separate mop members 30 are provided, which are duplicates. Each has a sheathing member 32 commonly made of flexible sheet material such as canvas or other strong fabric or plastic, which is so formed as to provide an outer portion 34 of material and an inner portion 36, both of which are looped at the top in normal position of use. Just below said looped portions is an opening 38 which extends laterally in normal position of use, from the inner or open end 40 of said sheathing member 32 to the outer or closed end 42.

Between the said outer portion 34 and inner portion 36 of sheathing material are lengths of strands or thrums each of which forms a loop 44 at the top and has two free ends 46 at the bottom which come out opposite sides at the bottom and which pick up dust or dirt when the mop is used. Said sheathing outer portion 34 and inner portion 36 and looped strand portions 44 are stitched together by thread 48 at the top of said sheathing member 32, and likewise at the lower portion thereof where there are several rows of stitches 50, as shown in said Figure 4.

At the closed or outer end 42 of said sheathing member 32, I have shown more strands or thrums, each of which extends into and forms a loop 52 at the interior of said sheathing member 32 between opposite sides of the latter and which extend outwardly in the form of free ends 54. Said looped portions 52 are stitched with threads as at 56 which also extend through both sides of said sheathing member 32, thus closing said outer end 42.

A handle 58 having a grasping portion 60 usually made of Wood, also has an outer casing 62 at one end attached to said grasping portion 60 by a nail or pin 64 extending therethrough. Said casing 62 extends beyond said grasping portion 60 and has two oflset slots 66 at its free end, while within the interior is a slidable tube 68 having a shoulder 70 formed at one end. A coil spring 72 within said tube 68 bears against said shoulder '70 at one end and at the other against an end of said grasping portion 60.

Said looped attaching portion 20 of said holder 10 is inserted into said casing 62 between said slots 66 and forced against said tube 68, thereby compressing said spring 72. Said attaching portion 20 is then moved into the ofiset portions of said slots 66 and inward pressure on the spring 72 is released, thereby locking the holder 10 in this position.

The mop members 30 are each mounted on said holder 10 by causing the free end of a said leg 12 or 22 to enter a said open end 40 of a said sheathing member 32, whereupon the latter is threaded onto a said leg 12 or 22, pushing it along so said leg 12 or 22 extends through said opening 38 and then its looped portion 14 or 24 so extends, and also said intermediate leg 16, to the point where said attaching portion 20 commences. Thus said holder 10 receives two separate mop members 30, and by means of the aforesaid threading of said sheathing members 32 thereon, three separate rows of mop strands are provided with only two mop members. Since each strand has two free ends there are actually six rows of strands to take up the dust, as illustrated in said Figure 3, also Figure 5.

What I claim is:

1. A mop device comprising a holder formed of a single piece of material embodying only three elongate legs laterally opposite each other, all extending generally parallel and spaced apart, one of which is intermediate the other two, looped portions joining opposite ends of said intermediate leg to ends of said other two legs, and two mop members one of which is attached to one of said two legs and to a portion of said intermediate leg, and the other of which mop members is attached to the other of said two legs and to another portion of said intermediate leg and terminating thereon adjacent the first-mentioned mop member, said mop members being so positionedjthat they extend in three rows generally 7 parallel with and laterally opposite each other.

' mediate leg to ends of said'other two legs, said intermediate leg embodying an attachingportion extending angularly upward, in position of use, from an intermediate portion thereof, and two r'nop members one of which is attached to one of said two legs and to a portion of saidrinterme diate leg, and the other of which mop .members is attached to the otherof said two legs 'andtto another portion of said' intermediate leg, said mop mem:

bers being so positioned that they extend in three rows generally parallel with and laterally opposite each other.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Holstein Nov. 11, Anderegg Jan. 8, McDonald Apr. 26,. Dufour Mar. 17, FOREIGN PATENTS France -5 Oct.'30, France Ma'1'. 17, France Nov. 30, 

